Weather-strip



(No Model.) A. G. SIMS.

WEATHER STRIP.

No. 424,905. Patented Apr. 1, 1890 ilornegg/ UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

ALBERT CLINTON SIMS, OF WINONA, KANSAS.

WEATH ER-STRI P.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 424,905, dated April 1,1890.

Application filed June 17, 1889. Serial N0.314,64=6. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT CLINTON SIMs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Winona, in the county of Logan and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in feather-Strips; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the' accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a window frame or casingand sash fitted with my improved weather-strip. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view through the frame and sash. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof one of the sliding sashes removed fromthe frame or casing. Fig. 4c isa perspective detail view of a portion of my improved metallicweather-strip, and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View of the same.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to weather-strips for windows fitted with slidingsashes, and has for its object to provide windows of that character witha simple, inexpensive, and durable device, which will answer fully thepurposes for which it is intended.

, To this end my invention consists in the peculiar construction andcombination of the fixed frame or casing, a metallic weatherstrip, andthe sliding sashes, substantially as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, the letter Adesignates the window frame or casing, and B one of the sliding sashesappertaining to the same. The weatherstrip is of metal and isconstructed, preferably, by bending a strip of Zinc or other suitablemetal into a T shape, as illustrated on the drawings, forming a flat webor base 0, and a projecting rib D, formed by doubling that part of themetallic strip upon itself. If desired, however, the strip may be castor formed in any other suitable manner with the rib or raised part 1)solid, instead of forming it by doubling the middle part of the strip.

The sides of the frame or casing A, as well as the top and bottom partsthereof, are recessed, as shown at a, to receive the base Oof theWeather-strip, so that the latter will lie flush or even with the innersides of the easing. The sliding sashes, one of which is shown at B, areprovided on opposite sides with inward-projecting grooves E of suchdimensions that they will fit the projecting ribs D. In

this manner it will be seen that these ribs or projections D, by fittinginto the aforesaid recessesE of the corresponding sides of the slidingsashes, effectually exclude rain, snow, or dust Without in the leastinterfering with the easy operation of the sashes.

By constructing the metallic strips as shown in the drawingsthat is tosay, forming the raised part or rib D by doubling the metal upon itself,leaving a narrow space d-a cer tain amount of elasticity is given tothis part, so as to enable it to fit closely in its appropriate groove Eof the sliding sash, thereby taking up wear so as to insure a close fitat all times herein.

Although in the accompanying illustration of my invention I have shownmy improved weather-strip as applied to window-sashes only, it will beseen that it may be applied in the same manner and with equal advantageto sliding doors, 850., without deviating from the construction of thestrip as herein shown.

In practice I manufacture these metallic strips in suitable length,which will easily be cut by the purchaser to the right size to fit thewindows or doors for which they are intended, for which they can readilybe applied by any person of ordinary intelligence and without theassistance of skilled labor. The fiat part or base 0 is provided with aseries of equidistant perforations or apertures o, by means of which thestrip is fastened in place in the recessed part of the casing by meansof tacks or screws inserted through these apertures.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. As an improved article ofmanufacture, a metallic Weatherstrip consisting of a flat base and alongitudinally-raised part or rib at right angles to theflat base, saidflat base being provided with series of equidistant perforations onopposite sides of the rib, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a metallic weather-stripcomposed of a flat strip of suitable metal bent or doubledlongitudinally to form a raised rib at right angles to the lat base, andprovided on opposite sides of said ribs with a series ofequidistantapertures,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the frame or easing recessed on its inner sides,themetallic strips provided with flat bases and having project-

